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That's mad. Do you actually feel full from the fatty foods? I've always found I don't - I can eat an insane amount of nuts/seeds before I feel full. Well, maybe not an insane amount, but an insane amount of calories worth
yoshy-
Nuts and seeds are certainly not my main source of food - just a good snack to tide me over and I definitely have to control my portions to avoid overeating. Cheese is also a great snack for quick calories in.
At work, I eat a half roast chicken (Sainsbury's hot counter) and a whole avocado for lunch almost every day. I'd say most days I struggle to eat 60% of this. In the beginning, I was smashing this down in 5 mins and still feeling hungry. For treat days, I may have a sashimi box from Itsu but they're £££ in comparison to the £4 it costs for the Sainsbury's meal.
Dinner is some form of meat or fish with leafy greens (piles of kale, broccoli, bok choi etc) or salads.
I don't eat breakfast.
I get a bit peckish towards the 12noon mark as lunch creeps up but that's about it. Drinking lots of water also helps.
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I've found that its a different type of fullness initially and takes getting used to. More of a lack of hunger (and realisation of that that) compared to feeling 'stuffed' as you do with lots of carbs.
Soul
jdp
I've spent the last two months trying to stick to no / low carbs (ideally less than 20g net a day). I guess it's sort of lazy keto as I've been using high-fat content food (almonds/avocados/cheese) as a way of getting calories in or feeling full.
Weigh in this morning shows I'm 10Kg down in a little over 8 weeks. Obviously, I'm super happy with that.
3 - nearly 4 - inches off the waist so far, along with dropping from L to a comfortable M (Medium is a little too baggy in some shops). Face gains are also great.
In terms of no carbs, I definitely miss beer and the pre-football curry + naan ritual but in general, I sleep better, have more attention span and have more money.
Aiming for another 4 or 5kg minimum before slowly reintroducing a few more carbs into daily life.
The next major decision is drinking over the festive period...